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  1. Non Direct Patient Care

    pnurseuwm posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hello all, it has been a while since I've been on allnurses. I earned my RN May 2006, was on a surgical floor for 6 months, tried psych nursing for a month, left nursing for a clerical job for 8...

  2. May Need to Get Back to Nursing, Third Shift?

    pnurseuwm posted a topic in Nursing Career

    Hi all, some months ago I received great advice on this forum about getting out of nursing. Well, I did and this month will be my 7th month as a health unit coordinator (more of like a receptionist...

  3. Non Direct Patient Care

    pnurseuwm replied to pnurseuwm's topic in General Nursing

    Actually, some of the most smelliest patients aren't the "old" ones. My nursing home actually has a rehab unit (that they frequently put me on) and many of my patients are quite young (not past 60)....

  4. Carlisle Regional Medical Center

    pnurseuwm posted a topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I've been online lately looking up the Carlisle Regional Medical Center. It's suppose to be newly built hospital. Does anyone here live in Carlisle? Does anyone have any info about this hospital and...

  5. "Training" for Supervisory Role

    pnurseuwm posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hello all, I have been in nursing for less than a year, then left the nursing profession for a year, now may be interested in coming back. I really have only a few months experience in med/surg. I...

  6. May Need to Get Back to Nursing, Third Shift?

    pnurseuwm replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Nursing Career

    Anyone?

  7. Carlisle Regional Medical Center

    pnurseuwm replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    The $10,000 bonus plus the same old nursing job postings that never seem to change on their website makes me think a) they cannot retain the nurses they have or b) they are unable to attract nurses....

  8. Carlisle Regional Medical Center

    pnurseuwm replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    anyone?

  9. Finally Left Nursing!!!!! (but would like to do it very part time)

    pnurseuwm posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I don't know if any of you remember me from a while back but I was on this forum crying about how I hated nursing.... not even a year into the field.... and how no one would hire me for any other type...

  10. Finally Left Nursing!!!!! (but would like to do it very part time)

    pnurseuwm replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Nursing Career

    I'm something like a medical

  11. Dissatisfaction again

    pnurseuwm replied to marjoriemac's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    "immobile bed bound beached whales" Omigod that visual image has me cracking

  12. Disenlightened

    pnurseuwm replied to JentheRN05's topic in Home Health

    Whatever you do, don't go into LTC. There you will have between 30-40 patients with each patient being on like 10-15 meds. You may have to do treatments. Have to deal with angry/ ignorant families,...

  13. Good Home Health Agencies in MA (Cambridge/ Boston area)

    pnurseuwm replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Home Health

    Any tips on getting into home health care in

  14. Good Home Health Agencies in MA (Cambridge/ Boston area)

    pnurseuwm posted a topic in Home Health

    After reading through some posts on this forum, I see that some home health agencies are terrific (in terms of time and quality of orientation, providing the skills and equipment you need, and overall...

  15. Don't Want to be Charge Nurse

    pnurseuwm posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm a fairly new RN and just started with an LTC which has mostly LPNs. I swear from the first day the managers and charge nurses have been telling me I'm going to be charge nurse because I am an RN....

  16. Advise...

    pnurseuwm replied to Soulsista's topic in Home Health

    What about 6 months experience at a nursing

  17. Non-traditional Shifts for Dancer-Wannabes

    pnurseuwm posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Everyone know that NYC is the dance capital of the world so I would expect that in this city there's got to be people that are both dancers and some how involved in health care! Most ballet and modern...

  18. Non-traditional Shifts for Dancer-Wannabes

    pnurseuwm replied to pnurseuwm's topic in New York Nursing

    any dancers out

  19. Number of Meds per Resident

    pnurseuwm replied to aander2's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Good grief, doesn't it take forever for the residents to SWALLOW all of those pills. Just thinking about swallowing more than 5 pills makes me

  20. Aurora healthcare= no more nurse anesthetists!

    pnurseuwm posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi I'm soon to be a nursing student in Milwaukee this fall. I called Aurora Sinai for shadowing experiences of a CRNA. The lady I talked to said that Sinai no longer "uses" nurse anesthetists, nor...

  21. Reality in the LTC

    pnurseuwm posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Do you all think that one nurse for 30 residents is an "average" number? And for the nurse taking care of these residents in an 8 hour shift, is it realistic for her to do all meds, all treatments,...

  22. Reality in the LTC

    pnurseuwm replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    So once I get my routine down, for a shift that is 6am to 2:30pm, you guys are saying that it is feasible to be out by

  23. Successful Non-Nursing Job

    pnurseuwm posted a topic in Nursing Career

    I've come to the realization that nursing is just not for me. I've tried 3 different times within the year and I've pretty much made up my mind. At this point I owe many student loans and...

  24. Interview Reasons for Switching to Clinic Nursing

    pnurseuwm posted a topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    I'm a fairly new RN and have not even had a year's worth of med/surg experience (not the hospital type and have no plans for going back). I've applied to several clinic jobs and I am anticipating an...

  25. Internal Medicine Clinics

    pnurseuwm replied to pnurseuwm's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

    Anyone